Still amazing!

this is not a real picture by the way, it is photoshop at its best.

Last night as we watched a movie, I had the remote control sitting on top of my ever growing belly and we watched as it moved around when the baby kicked. I do this every time I am pregnant and every single time it is amazing and so exciting to see. Every pregnancy is a little bit different, and this one is no exception. it has been very interesting the third time around. I can feel everything this time. Every stretch, every movement, and contractions already when I work too much. She is definitely getting bigger and her kicks are getting stronger too. It is so fun. I love being pregnant.

So Thankful

I know so many people having a hard time financially and I just want to say that I am so thankful for the decisions Randy and I have made. I am thankful that we are debt free except for our house. I am thankful that we saved up before we bought a house, I am thankful that we got a loan that won't change over time and it was something that we could/can afford. I am thankful that should Randy lose his job, we have an emergency fund set up so that we can take care of ourselves for six months or so with virtually no income coming into our home. I don't mean to brag or anything, I just know so many people who have lost their jobs and their homes are going into foreclosure and it seems every other day a new "for sale" sign is going up in our neighborhood. I am grateful that I can feel a little safer than I would have had we not made these decisions a few years ago. Thanks also goes in large part to Lisa, for letting us borrow her Dave Ramsey book "The total money makeover" about five years ago, and to the Lord for guiding us along the way.

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to ME!

Okay, I was getting depressed talking about Obama, so I will have a happy post now.

I got to open these presents to myself!

I finally spent my Christmas/birthday money from last year on something special. I am so excited about my new Bosch mixer and accessories! I found it on sale at Emergency Essentials and made the decision to buy it finally. I have been waiting to find it at a good price and I feel like I got a really good deal. I got the universal Mixer, the food processor, and the blender. I used it last night for the first time and I was literally gigling as I mixed up a zucchini cake. Okay, so it isn't the most exciting thing to make, but I got to use the food processor as well as the mixer and I have to say it was so awesome! I don't know how I lived without it for so long. The mixer
The mixer with food processor attachment
The mixer with blender attachment.Snuggled up in it's new home.

p.s. what am I supposed to do now that I don't have any birthday or Christmas money? I guess I will just bake and cook a bunch of stuff until I get more this Christmas. :)

Silver linings? where are they?

Everyone is talking about all the good things that will come out of Obama being the new president, but all I can think about is:

• Our (soon to be) president has no problem letting babies be killed.

• He has terrorist ties and couldn't qualify to be his own body guard or be in the FBI but he can be President?

• He wants to take money away from the hardworking Americans and force them to give it to the lazy people. (He's even taking away our choice to give.)

• He has millions of dollars that are unaccounted for from his election donations. awesome.

• He is going to Socialize Health care!

• He has no problem with our schools teaching sexually explicit material to kindergartners.

• He WILL increase taxes, mark my words!

• We will have INCREASED welfare. nice

• He will try to take away our 2nd amendment rights.

• We will have a WEAKER military. great.

He says he will "Change" America, and unfortunately, I believe him.

p.s. He is not Black! He is going to be our first ARAB President. (I have nothing against Arabs, or blacks, but I'm just sick of everyone saying he is black.)

p.s.s. He smokes. A hobby that makes you die!

Go and Vote if you haven't already!

If you haven't voted yet, go out and do it! Make sure you are informed though. Don't just vote for someone because you think everyone else is. I am tired of people not knowing the issues and who stands for what! There are some good things about all the candidates (although it may be hard for some of us conservatives to find). Be informed on the local candidates as well, it is vitally important that we elect people on the state level that support our beliefs! The only way to get a president who stands for what we stand for is to elect state representatives that want what we want as well. Apparently, that won't be happening for me this election, but maybe next time we can accomplish that feat. please pray about the candidates and listen to what the spirit tells you. It is a step that seems to be skipped all too often. We need to do what is best for our country and it is obvious to me that God needs to be included in the process.
So if you haven't done so already, read your voter pamphlet you got in the mail or go to www.leaveyourprint.com (if you are in Utah) and find out the issues involving your state. Do the right thing and get out and Vote Smart!

Visiting Papa's Work and Trick-or-Treating

We visited my Dad's office today with the kids and Trick-or-treated. Ty and Jake had a blast! Tyler especially liked being with his cousins. After we got home, Randy took the kids out Trick-or-treating around our neighborhood and they had some more fun and got a TON of candy. By the end of the night I was giving out handfuls of candy to our neighbors.
Thanks Dad, for inviting us again this year! Happy Halloween everyone.

Halloween Laugh for today

Makes Perfect Sense

Due to the fact that someone I don't know left a comment on my blog spouting atheist propaganda, I will now be moderating the comments on my blog. I know, I know, it kinda stinks. especially for those of you who like to push my buttons through blog comments (you know who you are). Feel free to continue to respond though, it is one of my favorite things!

p.s. To those friends and family that he also posted his amputee/ 10 questions every christian should ask I am sorry he found you b/c of me.

Halloween party! -(Thanks Alison for providing most of the pictures!)

Dream Disruptions

I had an interesting night last night. I awoke to Randy mumbling in his sleep. He then passed gas and said "Oh, sorry... Excuse me." I was laughing so hard and then he said "well, it is what it is" and went back to sleep.
I also awoke to Jacob crying around 3:00am. He was really whining and saying "mama" So, since I had to go to the bathroom anyway, I went in his room to check on him. He was crying alright, but he was completely asleep. Then, while I was looking at him in his crib, Tyler (I guess wanting to join the rest of the boys) started singing in his sleep "...and down will come baby, cradle and all." Leave it to Tyler to top them all by SINGING in his sleep. I wonder if he was trying to calm Jacob or if he was in his own little dream world.

Do I live in a circus or what? I wonder why they all do it on the same nights. Do you think it was the grilled cheese sandwiches we had for dinner? (Yeah, I know, Fancy!) Or the position of the moon or what? Crazy.